For countless viewers, last night’s instalment of Coronation Street (ITV, 7:30pm) was a piece of fan fiction come true.
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In the run-up to the sporting season, the battle between BT and BSkyB continues – and with BSkyB refusing to air its rival’s multi-million pound ads, it’s clear that they’re taking the threat seriously, says Aegis’ Jim Marshall. But what exactly is it that BT is threatening? It certainly isn’t BSkyB’s football coverage…
Netflix has signed its biggest deal to date for exclusive content with DreamWorks Animation, giving subscribers exclusive access to 300 hours of original television from 2014.
Young people are spending more time indoors and less time being active – significantly so in the last five years. As a result, young people are interacting more with fictional characters, explains Kantar Media’s Alice Dunn – and capitalising on the right characters could prove lucrative for the canny marketer when it comes to engaging with young people.
Based on a research analysing 22.6 billion worldwide video streams throughout 2012, the report revealed that poor quality video has had a significant effect on brand revenue – with £1.38 billion missed out on because of negative viewer experience.
Last week ITV announced that it will become the first commercial broadcaster to give mobile viewers the option – at a price – to watch catch-up content without ads. It’s an interesting test of an increasingly important part of the media eco-system, but is it really going to work? Whatever happens, you can bet ITV’s competitors will be watching like hawks says Dominic Mills.
Ahead of speaking at this week’s Connected Consumer conference, BARB’s chief executive, Justin Sampson, explains the new ‘hybrid future’ for the company’s crucial measurement.
Last night saw BBC One jump aboard the current adult fantasy obsession with the launch of their latest big budget Sunday night drama. Based upon a number of salacious novels by Philippa Gregory, The White Queen (9pm) delivered a mixture of pageantry and good ol’ rumpy-pumpy.
Magna Global, Interpublic’s trading and forecasting wing, has predicted the global advertising market will grow by +3.0% this year as UK ad revenue is set to grow 2.2% in 2013 and 2.5% in 2014.
Despite all the hullaballoo surrounding last night’s live launch of Big Brother, BBC Two’s long running documentary show, Horizon, managed to steal the show.